Syllables World: Mastering Syllable Identification - How many syllables in Extinguish?

How many syllables in Extinguish?

extinguish has 3 syllables

ex-tin-guish

to put out a fire; to stop something from burning or shining

The word 'extinguish' has three syllables. The vowels in this word are e, i, and u. The consonants are x, t, n, g, and sh.

Verb

The firefighters were able to extinguish the flames before the whole building burned down.

The firefighter used water to extinguish the fire.
She quickly extinguished the candle before leaving the room.
The principal promised to extinguish bullying in the school.
The rain helped to extinguish the remaining embers of the fire.
The fire extinguisher was able to quickly put out the small kitchen fire.
The company had to extinguish the rumors about the layoff.
The coach instructed the players to extinguish their opponents' hope of winning.
The medication helped to extinguish the patient's pain.
The judge ordered the evidence to be extinguished to protect the victim's privacy.
The artist used paint to extinguish the white canvas.

I will extinguish the fire of hatred with the water of kindness.
The only way to extinguish hate is with love.
A small act of kindness can extinguish a fire of anger.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness, but sometimes, it's better to extinguish the candle.
We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own. But, we also cannot extinguish our own light by trying to light up someone else's path.